What color is #303D72?

#303D72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303D72?

The RGB value is 48, 61, 114: 48 red, 61 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303D72?

The complementary color is #726530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303D72 color

#303D72 rgb(48, 61, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303D72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.9% green and 44.7% blue (48, 61, 114).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 41% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#303D72 color codes

HEX	`#303D72`
RGB	`rgb(48, 61, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 41%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 58%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 46%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.24, 11.85, -32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.24, 34.4, 290.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.924, 5.18, 16.604)`
Decimal	`3161458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303D72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #303D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #303D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303d72; }
.text { color: #303d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 61 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303d72, #443072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303D72?: #303D72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303D72?: The RGB value is 48, 61, 114: 48 red, 61 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303D72?: The complementary color is #726530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.